Bibliograph

Little girls in pretty boxes, the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters, Joan Ryan

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Little girls in pretty boxes, the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters, Joan Ryan

Language

eng

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Little girls in pretty boxes

Oclc number

1029477926

Responsibility statement

Joan Ryan

Sub title

the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters

Summary

"Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating--the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Béla Károlyi, this book portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families, Updated with a new introduction and foreword that address the sexual abuse scandal perpetrated by USA Gymnastics national team doctor, Larry Nassar."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

If it isn't bleeding, don't worry about it : injuries -- They stole her soul and they still have it : eating disorders -- Be thin and win : image -- Do it for America : pressure -- We all became junkies : parents -- The game within the game : politics and money -- Whatever it takes : coaches -- The aftermath : an update

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Making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters

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